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Competition
100
The computer named after the "perfection" of this fruit
What is apple
100
Claim to fame by being the first personal computer
What is Altair
100
OS
What is Operating System
100
Replaced the need for floppy disks. appeared in the early 90s for the computer.
What is CD-ROM
100
The two founders of Microsoft
Who is Bill Gates and Paul Allen
200
computer enthusiasts were called this
What is hackers
200
Industry's first portable computer
What is Osborne
200
DOS
What is Disk Operating System
200
First used to store data. Used until 1950s
What is punch cards
200
These two people formed the Apple Computer Company
Who is Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
300
The first bug in the computer
What is moth
300
First word processing application
What is Lotus 1-2-3
300
RAM
What is Random Access Memory
300
created as another means to store data. Smaller than a integrated circuit. Replaced the need for vacuum tubes.
What is transistor
300
This device allowed computers to become smaller and lighter due to its storage of tiny transistors.
What is integrated circuit
400
Device allows users to interact with the computer more easily
What is Graphical User Interface
400
First web browser
What is Mosaic
400
BASIC
What is Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
400
This could hold millions of transistors. One step up from the integrated circuit.
What is microprocessor chip
400
It was the first computer to use the binary system and it was the first to have memory that repowered itself upon booting.
What is Atanasoff-Berry Computer
500
Machine was used to predict the presidential race
What is UNIVAC
500
First accurate mechanical calculator
What is Pascalene
500
QDOS
What is Quick and Dirty Operating System
500
A circular memory device used before the magnetic-core memory.
What is magnetic drum memory
500
This lady is considered the first computer programmer
Who is Ada Lovelace
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